The Luza () is a river in Oparinsky and Luzsky Districts of

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, Priluzsky District of the

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, and

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. It is a right

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of the Yug. It is long, and the area of its

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is . Its main tributaries are the Lopyu, the Porub, the Lekhta, and the

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(all from the right). The town of Luza and the

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of Lalsk are located on the banks of the Luza, as well as the '' selo'' of Obyachevo, the administrative center of Priluzsky District. The basin of the Luza comprises vast areas in the north of Kirov Oblast, southeast of the Komi Republic, north-east of Vologda Oblast, and minor areas in the southwest of

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. Having the source in the east of Oparinsky District of Kirov Oblast, the Luza initially flows east, enters the Komi Republic, makes a bow and returns in the western direction, crossing Kirov Oblast again and emptying to the Yug River in Vologda Oblast. Most of the course of the Luza runs through the Northern Ridge. The Luza is navigable for more than downstream of the ''selo'' of Noshul in the Komi Republic; however, there is no passenger navigation. Until the 1990s, it was used for

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. The Luza had a historical significance in the past as one of the waterways of the Russian North. Whereas it is not listed among the most important waterways, there were at least two

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s from the Luza to the basin of the Vyatka, one to the Kobra, another one to the

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. These portages were local and presumably were used by local hunters and traders. Lalsk was founded by the Novgorodians looking for a remote location.

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*{{Cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=158376, script-title=ru:Река Луза, publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=5 September 2011 Rivers of Vologda Oblast Rivers of the Komi Republic Rivers of Kirov Oblast